The Official Movie Thread

[Palmateer29]

So, this likely won't surprised many, but BvS is apparently a dud. As one of the few people out there who liked Man of Steel, I was very much looking forward to this. And maybe I personally still enjoy it, but I have no idea how the DCEU is going to move forward with two movies in a row being critically panned. They've already lined everything up too. Justice League part 1 is due out in a year and a half, there's no time to fix things (which likely has to start with removing Snyder from the director's chair) if they want to make that release date. And if they push that movie back they have to push back everything.

Hmmm everything I have read says the complete opposite. You must be reading the Marvel web sites. Here is a review from someone who has already seen the movie:

http://heroichollywood.com/batman-v-superman-dawn-justice-review/

There are spoilers so you can skip past the parts about the action but here is a quote of what the reviewer said:
I love this film so much. The story is very complex and you need to pay very close attention to every detail. For certain things you?d really have to know DC Comics lore to understand. Especially the [redacted ]. I wasn?t too sold on Affleck until seeing this film. He is the definitive Batman and his performance blew me away. Wonder Woman is the star of this movie and the entire crowd agreed by screaming each time she appeared. Jesse Eisenberg?s Lex Luthor was the perfect mix of insane, evil and downright brilliant. Jeremy Irons was a great Alfred and was the perfect comedic presence in the film, if you like sarcasm. Last but not least, Superman. Henry Cavill gave us one hell a performance. They redeemed Superman. This film is everything you want it to be and then some. You will laugh. You will cry. Go see it. Grab your tickets and take your kids. They will love it. I know I did. I?m taking my nephews this weekend!

SCORE: 8.5/10

mod edit: just removed a small spoiler some people might not have known about

 

[bustaheims]

Well, admittedly I don't know a ton about this stuff but critical reception is  secondary to global box office these days, right? And if the Transformers movies have taught us anything it's that you can still make big money on a blockbuster despite people not liking it even on the sliding curve of blockbusters.

Yeah, box office is going to be ultimate test - but, if it's as big a dud as some people fear, that could very easily be underwhelming, as well. Man of Steel wasn't exactly a huge win for Warner - Less than $300M domestic on a $225M production budget, and an estimated ~$43M in total profit after worldwide ticket sales and all expenses were considered. If Batman vs Superman ends up following a similar path on its $250M budget, there's going to be real trouble for the DC film universe.

 

[bustaheims]

Hmmm everything I have read says the complete opposite. You must be reading the Marvel web sites. Here is a review from someone who has already seen the movie:

http://heroichollywood.com/batman-v-superman-dawn-justice-review/

That paragraph reads like someone was paid a substantial chunk of money to write it.

For what it's worth, it currently has a "solid" 41% on Rotten Tomatoes.

 

[Palmateer29]

Well, admittedly I don't know a ton about this stuff but critical reception is  secondary to global box office these days, right? And if the Transformers movies have taught us anything it's that you can still make big money on a blockbuster despite people not liking it even on the sliding curve of blockbusters.

Yeah, box office is going to be ultimate test - but, if it's as big a dud as some people fear, that could very easily be underwhelming, as well. Man of Steel wasn't exactly a huge win for Warner - Less than $300M domestic on a $225M production budget, and an estimated ~$43M in total profit after worldwide ticket sales and all expenses were considered. If Batman vs Superman ends up following a similar path on its $250M budget, there's going to be real trouble for the DC film universe.

More reactions:

http://www.gamesradar.com/batman-v-superman-fan-reactions-nyc-premiere-ben-affleck-henry-cavill-gal-godot/

And BVS has presold 400 Million in ticket sales. It sold out here in less than a day for what was available

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Hmmm everything I have read says the complete opposite. You must be reading the Marvel web sites. Here is a review from someone who has already seen the movie:

http://heroichollywood.com/batman-v-superman-dawn-justice-review/

That paragraph reads like someone was paid a substantial chunk of money to write it.

For what it's worth, it currently has a "solid" 41% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Yeah Heroic Hollywood is a huuuuuugggeeee DC fanboy site. I read them because they have good stuff sometimes, but it doesn't change that. And the fan reactions are nothing more than just excited fans leaving the auditorium seeing a movie before everyone else. The new Fantastic 4 movie had great fan reactions after their initial screening too.

I follow a ton of film blogs on twitter, the second the embargo time passed my feed was flooded with poor reviews.

 

[bustaheims]

And BVS has presold 400 Million in ticket sales. It sold out here in less than a day for what was available

No idea where you're getting that number from. Every article I see put that number more in the $25M-$50M range. $400M would be almost four times the pre-sale numbers of Star Wars - and that shattered the existing record. There's absolutely no way that number is even close to accurate.

It's also pretty meaningless. Man of Steel made $120M in its opening weekend. Lots of people were excited for it - until they saw it. It didn't get people back to the theatre, and it didn't attract the people who weren't already interested. Dawn of Justice feels like it could easily trend the same way.

 

[bustaheims]

Yeah Heroic Hollywood is a huuuuuugggeeee DC fanboy site. I read them because they have good stuff sometimes, but it doesn't change that.

Figures. Also, after reading the first few lines of the review after clicking on the link, it was painfully obvious that, outside of completely re-writing the main characters, this guy was absolutely going to love this movie. Definitely not an unbiased, critical review by any means.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

And BVS has presold 400 Million in ticket sales. It sold out here in less than a day for what was available

No idea where you're getting that number from.

It's tracking to do $350mil worldwide this weekend, $150mil domestic. Also, as it's been said, there really was never a question of whether people were going to watch this movie.

 

[bustaheims]

It's tracking to do $350mil worldwide this weekend, $150mil domestic. Also, as it's been said, there really was never a question of whether people were going to watch this movie.

Yeah, but that's not pre-sale numbers. That's estimated total box office. And, like I said, Man of Steel made big money opening weekend, too. And, then, no one went back.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

It's tracking to do $350mil worldwide this weekend, $150mil domestic. Also, as it's been said, there really was never a question of whether people were going to watch this movie.

Yeah, but that's not pre-sale numbers. That's estimated total box office. And, like I said, Man of Steel made big money opening weekend, too. And, then, no one went back.

Sorry, yeah, I was just backing up how insane that pre-sale figure was.

 

[bustaheims]

Sorry, yeah, I was just backing up how insane that pre-sale figure was.

Okay, yeah. I mean, seriously, if Star Wars only came in just over $100M, there's no way this was coming in that high.

It also wouldn't surprise me if this movie doesn't meet the estimates, now that all the reviews are out. A good number of people who were thinking about going this weekend will now be thinking about waiting until they hear what some of their friends think.

 

[bustaheims]

So, in light of the poor reviews, and the unsurprising slowdown in ticket sales after opening weekend, Zach Snyder has "left" the Justice League movie and has been replaced by George Miller.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

So, in light of the poor reviews, and the unsurprising slowdown in ticket sales after opening weekend, Zach Snyder has "left" the Justice League movie and has been replaced by George Miller.

er, April 1st was last week man.

 

[bustaheims]

So, in light of the poor reviews, and the unsurprising slowdown in ticket sales after opening weekend, Zach Snyder has "left" the Justice League movie and has been replaced by George Miller.

er, April 1st was last week man.

Stupid legitimate news sources picking up April Fools articles . . . and late, at that.

 

[rdowdall]

I saw Batman V Superman.  It was not horrible.  It fails to deliver the emotional response that I think it is trying to deliver.  Also it appears as though they said to Eisenberg "Hey Jesse, you know how Ledger played Joker, do that", which is wrong for Lex Luthor.  He is a cold calculating sociopath.  Honestly, he would have done better just reprising the role of Zuckerberg.

If you are a comic fan, and/or you liked Man of Steel, you probably won't leave the theater completely upset, but go on cheap night just to be on the safe side.

 

[Joe S.]

Saw dawn of justice last night... And I was excited to see this... I was expecting something along the lines of dark Knight returns... And man... What a jumbled mess this movie is...

I will say this though,  Ben Affleck did fine as batman. I have no issues with his acting or portrayal.

It's the story that's just all over the place.

 

[louisstamos]

I went to an advanced screening of Keanu last night, and laughed my ass off.  If you're a Key & Peele fan, you'll like the movie!

 

[dappleganger]

I saw Batman V Superman.  It was not horrible.  It fails to deliver the emotional response that I think it is trying to deliver.  Also it appears as though they said to Eisenberg "Hey Jesse, you know how Ledger played Joker, do that", which is wrong for Lex Luthor.  He is a cold calculating sociopath.  Honestly, he would have done better just reprising the role of Zuckerberg.

If you are a comic fan, and/or you liked Man of Steel, you probably won't leave the theater completely upset, but go on cheap night just to be on the safe side.

I just don't know how you don't cast Billy Zane as Lex Luther. Seems like a no brainer.

 

[herman]

http://screenrant.com/power-rangers-movie-2017-costumes-images/

*weeps

 

[CarltonTheBear]

http://screenrant.com/power-rangers-movie-2017-costumes-images/

*weeps

The set photos of Elizabeth Banks as Rita made me question whether this is a real movie or not. I think we're being punk'd guys.